Max Roach
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: January 10, 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, United States
- Died: August 16, 2007 in New York City, New York, United States
Biography
Max Roach was a pioneering American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader who is considered one of the most important and influential drummers in history. A key architect of bebop in the 1940s, he revolutionized drumming by shifting the time-keeping pulse from the bass drum to the ride cymbal, allowing for greater melodic and polyrhythmic expression. He co-led the legendary Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet, a defining group of the hard bop era. A lifelong activist, his work often carried strong political messages, most famously on the seminal 1960 album 'We Insist! Freedom Now Suite' on #Candid# Records, a powerful statement on the Civil Rights Movement featuring his then-wife, vocalist *Abbey Lincoln*.
Genres
Max Roach Discography
- Max Roach (1951) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Jazz in 3/4 Time (1957) - Album - rated 3.48/5
- Max Roach + 4 (1957) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Deeds, Not Words (1958) - Album - rated 4.08/5
- Max (1958) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Newport (1958) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Quiet as It's Kept (1959) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960) - Album - rated 4.83/5
- Award-Winning Drummer (1960) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- It's Time (1962) - Album - rated 4.14/5
- Parisian Sketches (1962) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- "Speak, Brother, Speak!": Max Roach Quartet at the Jazz Workshop (1963) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (1964) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- The Many Sides of Max (1964) - Album - rated 3.2/5
- Drums Unlimited (1966) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- M'Boom (1980) - Album - rated 3.97/5
Members
- The Max Roach Quintet - Member
- Max Roach Quintet - Member
- Bob Boswell - Member
- Max Roach - Member
- Stanley Turrentine - Member
- Julian Priester - Member
- Tommy Turrentine - Member
- The Max Roach Quartet - Member
- Hank Mobley - Member
- Max Roach Quartet - Member
- Franklin Skeete - Member
- Walter Davis Jr. - Member
- Eddie Khan - Member
- Mal Waldron - Member
- Clifford Jordan - Member
- Max Roach + 4 - drums
- Booker Little - trumpet, written-by
- Art Davis - bass
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Ray Draper - tuba